Tour de France 2010: The best pictures from the final stage in Paris

Tom Jenkins brings you the best shots from this year's final stage, which leads the riders through the streets of the French capital. Alberto Contador is set to claim first place overall, but can Britain's Mark Cavendish snatch the green jersey at the death?

Plenty of Luxembourgers have come to support their compatriot Andy Schleck today. For the second year running, the 25-year-old is set to finish the Tour second overall behind Alberto ContadorTom Jenkins

These two have come to see the Isle of Man's Mark Cavendish, who is bidding for his fifth stage win of this Tour and also to become the first man to win consecutively on the Champs Elysées following his sprint victory last yearTom Jenkins

Right, time for some two-wheeled action. Here's the peloton making its first pass up the Champs Elysées. In the yellow is Alberto Contador, who followed custom by sipping champagne en route to Paris from Longjumeau

... and crosses the line first to notch up stage win number five this year – not bad considering how far off the pace he looked in the first week. He now has a staggering 15 stage wins in totalTom Jenkins

Cavendish looks delighted with himself and later tells the press: "This is the pinnacle. For me it is the most beautiful finish in the world, an icon of the sport, and to win it is pretty spectacular."Tom Jenkins

Let's not forget that today is Lance Armstrong's last ever Tour race, unless he comes out of retirement for a second time. Tour officials forced his team to remove ceremonial jerseys – intended to draw attention to the plight of cancer sufferers – earlier in the day after they neglected to clear them with organisers

Bradley Wiggins relaxes with his family after the finish. Last year he finished fourth, one place behind Armstrong; this year he's 24th, one place behind Armstrong again. Not quite what he was hoping for but there's always next year